DNA, Cheese
DNA from 3,600-year-old cheese sequenced by scientists
Scientists have sequenced DNA from 3,600-year-old cheese, the oldest in the archaeological record. The intact cheese was found with mummified remains in China.
The World's Oldest Cheese Was Buried in a Chinese Tomb 3,600 Years Ago. Now, Scientists Have Sequenced Its DNA
About 20 years ago, researchers discovered three ancient mummies in China. They had a strange white substance smeared around their necks, which turned out to be chunks of preserved cheese. Dating back around 3,
DNA from world’s oldest cheese extracted from an unusual source — mummies
It’s aged — 3,600 years. Scientists have successfully pulled a DNA strand from what they believe to be the world’s oldest cheese, yanking it from Bronze Age mummies in a Chinese graveyard, circa 2,000 B.C.
World's oldest cheese discovered alongside ancient mummies
Discover the 3,600-year-old origins of kefir as scientists analyze DNA from ancient cheese, revealing insights into probiotic evolution.
Scientists in China extract DNA from world’s oldest cheese - and what it can tell us about modern diets
Cheese dating back to the Bronze Age has shed light on our ancestors’ diets - and hold lessons for the present day
The world's oldest cheese has been discovered in a Chinese tomb
The world's oldest cheese has been discovered around the neck of a mummy. A 3,600-year-old coffin was opened at the Xiaohe Cemetery, in China, during an excavation in 2003, when researchers discovered the cheese wrapped around the neck of a mummified woman.
China Finds 3,500-Year-Old Cheese in Desert Mummy
Chinese scientists claim to have discovered the "world's oldest cheese" in a desert mummy in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
World's oldest cheese found on ancient Chinese mummies
When the 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman was excavated in northwestern China two decades ago, archeologists discovered a mysterious substance laid out along her neck like a piece of jewelry.
This cheese stood alone for 3,600 years
The cheese was dug up with mummified human remains in the Xinjiang region of China and offers insights into the origins of ...
Cheese wire murder hunt focuses on 200 DNA profiles
Police investigating the unsolved 1983 cheese wire murder of a taxi driver in Aberdeen have revealed they now have 200 ...
Ancient DNA Reveals Secrets of Bronze Age Cheese Making
A groundbreaking study on ancient kefir cheese reveals the complex history and evolution of dairy fermentation in Eurasia, ...
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3,600-Year-Old Cheese Found in an Unusual Site in China Offers New Clues About Ancient Food Preservation
Fermented dairy and mummies might not seem like the most obvious pairing, but archaeologists in China have just uncovered ...
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'Horrific' Cheese Wire Murder Hunt Focuses on 200 DNA Profiles, 41 Years After Death of Taxi Driver
Officers confirmed "a cheese wire was used in the attack," but ... Police Scotland said that "advancements in forensic science had led to a DNA profile from the scene being identified," and ...
Mystery of the Mummies’ Cheese: World’s Oldest Cheese Unlocks Secrets of Ancient Kefir
Researchers have discovered and analyzed DNA from the world's oldest cheese, found with the Tarim Basin mummies in China, ...
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World’s oldest cheese found smeared on heads of 3,600-year-old mummies
In a discovery that’s sure to delight both history buffs and cheese fans, scientists believe they have unearthed the world’s oldest cheese alongside mummies in Northwestern China. At a staggering ...
Strange Rocks Clinging to Mummies Could Be World's Oldest Cheese
"This is the oldest known cheese sample ever discovered in the world," says paleontologist Qiaomei Fu from the Chinese ...